title: Missed opportunities for HIV testing in pregnant women and children living in France.
abstract: We describe 48 cases of HIV-1-infected children newly diagnosed in 2006 to 2012 in France. Native French children were born to women whose HIV testing were mostly missed (13.6%), offered late (9.1%) or negative at start of pregnancy and not subsequently reoffered (54.5%). HIV testing of immigrant children were performed late after arrival, despite prompt access to healthcare structures. HIV testing strategies need to be improved.
authors.affiliation: From the *Unité d'Immunologie, Hématologie et Rhumatologie Pédiatriques, AP-HP, Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades; †EA3620, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité; and ‡Laboratoire de Virologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frange
authors.forename: Marie-Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chaix
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Veber
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blanche
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies